ENDS TUESDAY: Get £300 cashback from American Express with Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways has been running a rare cashback offer with American Express.

It ends tomorrow, 1st October.

If you are targeted (and you are unlikely to find this offer on a British Airways American Express card!) and you opt in via the ‘Offers’ section of the app or website, you will receive £300 back when you spend £2,000 with Qatar Airways.

If you didn’t save the offer when it first appeared last month, you may be too late. I can no longer see it on any of my American Express cards so it may have reached its registration cap.

Here are the rules for getting the £300 cashback:

• you need to spend your £2,000 by 1st October
• cumulative spending is OK
• your flight must depart from a UK airport

There are no restrictions on codeshare flights etc so I suspect any flight booked via the website is OK. It is possible, but certainly NOT guaranteed, that taxes and charges payments on Avios bookings will trigger it.

The ‘must depart from the UK’ rule will be enforced. Whilst Amex does not normally get information on what you buy, it is different for airline transactions. You have probably seen this on your card statement where the exact details of your flight are broken out. It would be easy for Amex to block non-UK departures.

It is also possible that non-UK departures are ticketed and charged locally, which may mean that the payment is routed via a different part of the airline. Either way, don’t expect to be paid if you fly from, say, Dublin to save on taxes.

Our newly updated business class flight reviews page covers six different Qatar Airways aircraft types and seats.

You can check schedules and pricing on the Qatar Airways website here.

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Want to earn more points from credit cards? – April 2025 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit card, here are our top recommendations based on the current sign-up bonuses.

In 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review